Kaley Fountain
{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kaley Fountain
| image = Kaley Fountain at 2007 Pan Ams (cropped).jpg
| fullname = Kaley Nikole Fountain{{cite magazine |url=https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/59/2017/04/2011.commencement.pdf |title=Candidates for Graduation – Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest College: Conferred December 30, 2010 |magazine=The Graduation Exercises |publisher=Wake Forest University |page=18 |date=May 16, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424173717/https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/59/2017/04/2011.commencement.pdf |archive-date=April 24, 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|01|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Austin, Texas, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| currentclub =
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| youthclubs1 = Lonestar Soccer Club
| youthyears1 = 1998–2005
| youthclubs2 = Westwood High School
| youthyears2 = 2002–2004
| college1 = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009
| collegecaps1 =
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| clubs1 = FC Gold Pride
| years1 = 2010
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| clubs2 = Atlanta Beat
| years2 = 2010
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = Western New York Flash
| years3 = 2011–2013
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalteam1 = United States U-17
| nationalyears1 = 2005
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| nationalteam2 = United States U-20
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
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| nationalteam3 = United States U-21
| nationalyears3 = 2009
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalSport | Women's Football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team Competition}}
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| caption = Fountain at the 2007 Pan American Games
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Kaley Nikole Fountain (born July 1, 1988) is an American professional soccer player. She previously played for FC Gold Pride, Atlanta Beat, and Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team squad that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Early life
=Wake Forest University=
Fountain attended Wake Forest University. At Wake Forest, she played in 86 games, starting in 81 of them. In 2009, she claimed the number four spot on single-season goals for Wake Forest after scoring eleven goals. She also had ten assists that season. Fountain would later return to Wake Forest as an assistant coach.
Playing career
=Youth Club=
Warrior Soccer Club and Lonstar Soccer club in Austin, Texas.
==FC Gold Pride==
Fountain was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the second round of the 2010 WPS Draft.{{cite web|title=Grading the WPS Draft: FC Gold Pride takes the prize|date=January 16, 2010 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2010/1/16/1254373/grading-the-wps-draft-fc-gold|publisher=SB Nation|accessdate=March 30, 2013}} She played five games for the Pride before signing with the Atlanta Beat for the remainder of the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season.{{cite web|title=Kaley Fountain|url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/fountain_kaley00.html|publisher=Wake Forest University|accessdate=March 30, 2013}}
==Atlanta Beat==
Fountain signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat midway through the 2010 season.{{cite web|title=Beat Sign Kaley Fountain| date=August 9, 2010 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4067889|publisher=Our Sports Central|accessdate=March 30, 2013}} She made five appearances for the team, starting two of those matches.
==Western New York Flash==
In November 2010, Fountain signed with the Western New York Flash for the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season.{{cite web|title=Kaley Fountain, Beverly Goebel Headed To Buffalo As Western New York Joins WPS|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/522697-kaley-fountain-beverly-goebel-headed-to-buffalo-as-western-new-york-joins-wps|publisher=Bleacher Report|accessdate=March 30, 2013}} With the Western New York Flash, she helped clinch the 2011 WPS Championship.
==Seattle Reign FC==
Fountain was selected by Seattle Reign FC in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, but decided not to play in the new National Women's Soccer League.{{cite web|title=Seattle Reign FC Supplemental Draft Recap|url=http://www.nwslnews.com/seattle-reign-fc-supplemental-draft-recap/|publisher=NWSL News|accessdate=May 25, 2014|date=February 7, 2013|first=Kareen|last=Drot|archive-date=February 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216181304/http://www.nwslnews.com/seattle-reign-fc-supplemental-draft-recap/|url-status=dead}}
=International=
Fountain has represented the United States at the U-20 and U-23 levels. She was a member of the U-20 U.S. Women's National Team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile and played with the U-20 U.S. women's national team during the Pan Am Games in the Summer of 2007.
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|301000}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101022041823/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/atlanta/players/bios/kaley-fountain Atlanta Beat player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511101558/http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/u-23-wnt/f/kaley-fountain.aspx US Soccer player profile]
- [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/fountain_kaley00.html Wake Forest player profile]
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Austin, Texas
Category:FC Gold Pride players
Category:Atlanta Beat (WPS) players
Category:Western New York Flash players
Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:United States women's under-20 international soccer players
Category:Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in football
Category:Seattle Reign FC draft picks
Category:Women's Professional Soccer players
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players